“…A major increase in direct investment, supported by large amounts of foreign aid helping to create the necessary infrastructure for that investment, is the principal vehicle for the increasing Japanese involvement in Asia. …”

“…Although environmental benefits and careful deployment of toll revenues may improve acceptance, a charging system should never lose sight of its principal aim, which is to reduce congestion…”

“…This book examines the principal routes through which enterprise creation can have a positive impact on local economies. …”

“…It examines port performance over the last decades and identifies the principal factors that have contributed to it. The effect of the ports on economic and environmental questions is studied and quantified where possible. …”

“…It examines port performance over the last decades and identifies the principal factors that have contributed to it. The effect of the ports on economic and environmental questions is studied and quantified where possible. …”

“…Mesures concernant la fixation des prix du pétrole brut et la taxe pétrolière -II. Principes concernant la détermination des salaires -III. …”

“…Two of the most significant success stories of post-war trade diplomacy and multilateral trade negotiations that have occurred under the auspices of the GATT (now the WTO) have been the massive reductions in tariffs, and the establishment of non-discriminatory tariffs as the principal means of trade protection. When leaders from around the world gather in Seattle, Washington at the end of November 1999, a fresh opportunity to continue dismantling tariff barriers will present itself. …”

“…Cet ouvrage examine les principes économiques qui sous-tendent les systèmes fiscaux les plus efficaces et fournit un cadre en vue de comparer les taxes et les redevances à l’échelle internationale. …”

“…The publication focuses not only on the evaluation of individual policies and programmes, but also on peer review evaluations and assessment of the impact of SMEs and entrepreneurship of mainstream programmes that do not have business development as their principal aim. This book complements other existing guidelines, as it focusses particularly on problem situations and exceptions to the general rules…”

“…Digital practices are shaped by graphical representations that appear on the computer screen, which is the principal surface for designing, visualizing, and interacting with digital information. …”

“…"Ofereix un recorregut històric per l'evolució dels conceptes de temps i d'espai, exposa sistemàticament les principals aportacions procedents del camp de la psicologia i, a més , ofereix un ampli ventall de recursos i criteris didàctics per a la seqüenciació i el desenvolupament d'activitats adequades a cadascun dels cicles de l'ensenyament obligatori i el batxillerat.L'obra està organitzada en dues parts tractades de manera monogràfica, però amb una estructura paral·lela i sense detriment del reconeixement, per part dels autors, de les relacions existents entre amb dues nocions." -- Prové de l'editor…”
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“…Politique de la concurrence -Politique de la concurrence : principes et pratiques -Concurrence internationale et politique industrielle -Le secteur des services intérieurs -Propriété publique, privatisation et déréglementation -Évaluation générale V. …”

“…La escasez de trabajos que han analizado la historia de la televisión en España se acentúa notablemente en el caso catalán. El objetivo principal de este libro es analizar y determinar el papel que durante sesenta años ha tenido TVE Cataluña, a partir del examen exhaustivo y sistemático de toda la producción propia y las coproducciones, y la elaboración del primer censo con la totalidad de los programas que se han realizado…”

“…Topics covered include: *why and how schools are adopting reforms *the influence of the local context and wider constraints on the implementation of reform *teachers and principals as change agents in schools *the evolution of reform design teams *the implementation, sustainability and expiration of reform, and its impact on educational change Each chapter concludes with guidelines for policy and practice. …”

“…This book provides a comprehensive overview of the principal renewable energy sources with a wide range of case studies for each source. …”

“…In addition, it outlines his career from the time he returned to the United States from England in 1932, as well as when he went back again in 1941 as the United States secretary for American-British scientific research and development exchange efforts. Principally, it covers his twenty-five years as president of Purdue University, his impact on higher education generally, and his retirement in 1971. …”

“…Die Allokation der property-rights, multiple Principal/Agent-Beziehungen und die daraus resultierenden Anreizstrukturen sowie die Organisationsprobleme kollektiven Handelns stecken den Analyserahmen ab. …”

“…Biofilms formed on medical implants are recalcitrant to antibiotic treatment, which leaves implant removal as the principal treatment option. In this book, we investigate the role of biofilms in breast and dental implant disease and cancer. …”

“…This paper examines two principal issues concerning foreign State-controlled investors: whether the doctrine of foreign state immunity may make it difficult for private parties to pursue legitimate claims against them and whether that doctrine creates regulatory enforcement gaps for host countries. …”

“…For two decades, the Dartmouth Atlas Project has examined regional variations in the practice of medicine and in spending for health care, principally in the Medicare population. This policy brief focuses on what we have learned about the relationship between regional differences in spending and the quality of care--and the implications for efforts to reform the U.S. health care system…”